Gaiety Required
It is an awfully drab and grey day. Not exactly inspiring one to go out and paddle. Swimming a few lengths of the Jaccuzi is possibly the only training that I can muster any enthusiasm for today. Sadly the December, 2nd Linlithgow Winter Time trial was cancelled yesterday due to ice. Although from a positive perspective it does mean that as we approach the 3rd of the Series in January, Beaujolais is still in second place in the overall series rankings…. Now that’s a good excuse for a celebration.
It has been a busy week work wise. The Ho Ho Hoing Fat Man in the Crimson Suit has been out, and been outed. An unfortunate slip of the polyester beard at just the wrong moment revealed all.
But, unlike the rear of the boat in Shropshire, the Loch Lomond front of the boat has actually managed to fit in some paddling amongst the mince pies, pints of lager, bottles of red wine, curries etc etc etc. 62 kilometres paddled last week- I think that is deserving of at least a case of banana wine. On top of that 3 miles swam and 9 miles ran. The only down side is that mince pies appear to be very fattening as the mighty Beaujolais is mightier than ever. Just how much crew weight can the Marsport Condor accommodate and when is Easter?
Anyway it is the season to make merry, not worry. The weight loss can wait to the new year. In the meantime there is a trip to Wales for Christmas, including an assignation with Antony and possibly even an outing as a crew in the K2.
